Movie 1 (6.8 M and Movie 2 (1.1 M from Ventricular Reshaping with Devices by Drs. Soren Schenk and Hermann Reichenspurner, originally published in The Heart Surgery Forum, Volume 6, Issue 4.
Upgrade to Permanent Biventricular Pacing System In this video, a 65-year-old male with a dilated left ventricle, previous DDD pacemaker, and a QRS duration of 230ms is upgraded to a permanent biventricular pacing system by placing the left ventricular electrode at the time of surgery using an epicardial, unipolar, steroid-eluting lead. [View (8.6 M]

· This movie (High Bandwidth | Low Bandwidth) illustrates a recent case of endocardial ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation. The patient is an 80 year old male presenting with a long standing history of palpitations and ********ed atrial fibrillation for one and a half years prior to admission. Attempted cardioversion was unsuccessful. Echocardiogram demonstrated severe mitral regurgitation. Trans-esophageal echocardiogram revealed severe central mitral regurgitation with reduced ejection fraction at 35%. Coronary angiography revealed an 80% stenosis of the mid right coronary.

·Cardioscope- Assisted Excision of a Left Ventricular Tumor -- A Case Report A 56-year-old male with a past history of excision of a malignant melanoma from his lip presented with squeezing chest pain. The patient was evaluated and determined to have a tumor of the left ventricle. Excision of such a tumor is indicated to prevent embolization and also to prevent the possibility of outflow tract obstruction.

·View an Electrocautery Maze procedure. The Cox Maze III procedure is the standard operation for the surgical cure of atrial fibrillation. Its wide spread use is limited by the extensive nature of the procedure. The surgical diathermy device is a radio frequency generator and can be used to create surgical lesions, which cause interruption of the basic flutter cycle that initiates/maintains atrial fibrillation.

· Substernal Epicardial Echocardiography Imaging Technologiy is a new modality for performing postoperative ECHO through a disposable mediastinal imaging device (called SEE IT (SEE imaging technology)) that also functions as a mediastinal drain. View a SEE IT movie

· Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood presents a presentation on the First Complete Totally Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair performed in North America. The presentation includes a short series of slides and a surgical video from the actual operation performed in May 2000. Choose a connection speed to view movie: 56k | 300k (DSL, Cable, T1, etc.)